Slope Day Recap

Once again, sorry for the lack of posts. It's been a hectic few days. I had a term paper due today (yes, on Slope Day) which stretched to 26 pages. I haven't written anything this long since my senior year of high school, when my AP Government teacher decided that because he couldn't find a comparative government review book which met his standards, it would be better if everyone in the class wrote his or her own review book. Most of us ended up writing somewhere in the 40-100 page range. Somehow, that class still convinced me to apply to Cornell as a Government major.

I'm just going to jot down a few quick thoughts about Slope Day and then get some sleep.

The good:

-The weather. Not as hot as the last two years', and the clouds burned off in time for plenty of sunshine on the slope. It was pouring rain by the time we got home, but it felt refreshing.

-The Pussycat Dolls. PCD and Gym Class Heroes, the headliners for the last two years, have proven why it can be better to have a fun show with shitty music than a boring show with good music. They dressed and danced like skanks, but came with plenty of energy to entertain the crowd. The dance remixes at the end of their hit songs were a nice surprise.

-The food. More interesting options (veggie lo mein!) and short lines.

The bad:

-Asher Roth. Everyone had fun with "I Love College," but the guy released a quality album 11 days ago. Roth barely played anything from his album, and instead chose some party-type tracks and a long freestyle about college.

-Scheduling. It seemed like Apples in Stereo (the first opener) played forever, and we still needed to sit through lengthy breaks while the stage was set up. I know artists are picky, but we should really be able to move things along more quickly.

-Bathrooms. I was too dehydrated to really care about this, but I heard that the lines were long.

Wish list for next year:

-Cam'ron and Guster open for The Killers.